Friedrich Merz said Kyiv needed to “get ahead” in the conflict after dozens were killed in Russia’s Palm Sunday attack on the Ukrainian city of Sumy, which he denounced as a “serious war crime”.

Asked if he would agree to Ukraine’s repeated plea for Germany’s long-range missiles, Mr Merz said he would do so if it were done in conjunction with allies, some of whom are already providing similar long-range weapons.

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  • Lit@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    Exactly, it has to be like Finland. there is no need to give details.

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      11 days ago

      Yes there is but it’s because of German law in they regard. And as it has to be approved by a governance body in public there is no chance of obfuscating it.

      Normally that is a good thing from my point of view as it prevent shady weapons deals - but this is not a normal situation :(

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      12 days ago

      Some news articles are showcases of force or are meant to send a message. There’s also the fact that one can easily spot weapons being used in combat. Meaning you can send 1 of these missiles and there goes your secrecy. So not everything needs to be a secret. It’s not like they are sharing the logistics here.